Pictures from Kelli Nicole

Had to save up for these, but I finally got them in the mail and I can't stop looking at them.

Kelli is so amazing, and even though my kids are not so photogenic...

Kadie was the DEFINITION of sass that day.

We still found some gems. :)

I will be getting these on my wall soon!

Mess Maker Mess Maker

It has happened. Crew has learned the importance of a good mess.

All day, I find little messes like this.

I clean them up as I go, only to find another one around the corner.

Our Crew boy is busy!

How to Make a Good Mess...

By Joshua Crew Waldron

1. Enter the room with a big smile

2. Find a good area to make your mess

3. Crawl as fast as you can to the spotted area

4. Make sure someone is looking so that you get credit for the mess

5. Take everything out and throw it around. The more mess the better!

The Sassy Pepper

I am introducing you to my new creative endeavor! I have started a crafting, home-made everything blog. :)

www.thesassypepper.blogspot.com

I play the character "Pepper" who loves to craft and add her own flair to everything that she makes.

My sister, Kylie is "Sassy", another crafting mommy who has more Sass than life itself. We are so excited to start this together and I hope you will like our goofy stories and fun and easy ideas. :)

This is a recent example of an excerpt from our blog.

We would love to know what you think from time to time. Thanks for reading!

BUTTERFLY KISSES

I love every time I hear that song. I think I loved it more once I had a daughter. How could these not be a favorite among home made Valentines?

Materials used: Hot glue (my FAVorite), scissors, twisty ties, cute paper, and a Hershey's kiss!

Have fun making love notes!

(You can write a special message under the wings).

Cheers,

Check up for Crew Boy

Crew is getting bigger! 9 (almost 10) month check up:

Date: 1/26/2010

length/height: 28.4 inches 45%

Weight: 19 lbs 10 oz 27 %

Head Cir: 18.2 inches 71 %

So if this keeps going, as an adult he will be about 5'9", 100 lbs and look like a bobble head.

It's far enough away for things to correct themselves, I don't think I need to worry. :)

Krabby Patty

Yes. My kids love Spongebob. I just had this conversation with my friend Natalie. I have a love/hate relationship with Spongebob. My kids love it so I want to love it. But sometimes it just grosses me out. The bulging eye balls, and squirty noises...

I have to admit though, I thought it was the cutest (and funniest) thing when I asked Laney what she wanted the other day when we went to In n Out. "I want a Krabby Panny Mama".

It was almost as cute as when she used to say that she wanted to walk on the "Cheese line" when we would cross the street. Of course I should have known right away she was talking about the yellow lines for the crosswalk that are the color or cheese.

Would you have known that?

How does she...???

I heard knocking and crying when I came out of the laundry room a couple of days ago.

It was coming from here.

Naturally I knew it was Crew inside and that Laney had put him there. I didn't know that when I opened it Laney would be in there too! I also don't know how she got the door shut from the inside. It is a hard cabinet to shut from the outside!

Oh Laney. :)

Haiti

I am just sick over the type of day Haiti is dealing with right now. They are estimating that 100,000-500,000 people could be dead and missing in the rubble of a 7.0 earthquake. The pictures are indescribable. Any movie made in relation to a huge earthquake couldn't compare. It is devastating. I can't imagine the fear and the chaos.

To know that Haiti is one of the world poorest countries just breaks my heart. I hope aid gets there quickly and people can be saved.

One particular picture of a small girl praying in a church really pulled at my heartstrings. I am so touched that children are keeping the people of Haiti in their prayers. We want to talk to our kids about it as best we can and ask them to pray with us for the people in Haiti as well.

I know people will turn to God in a time like this. I sincerely hope that they can gain some comfort and peace. My heart goes out to the families and friends of the people of Haiti.

Crew...9 months

9 months...what? 9 months! It is killing me. :(

My baby is getting so big!

Can you believe that 18 months ago I got pregnant? That is just weird.

In three months Crew will be one year old. That is more than weird, IT IS INSANE!

In October 2010, he will start attending Nursery at church, he is on the roster.

Sad. :(

I have to admit, I feel nostalgic about my "baby" every time he learns something new.

This is the best I could get with his Teddy bear. He just wouldn't stay still!

His little sparkling eyes are stinkin' cute.

He still has to grab EVERYTHING in his sight. And of course see how it tastes.

Biggest milestones?

He now has two baby teeth on the bottom.

He can walk along furniture.

He can throw and chase, he just keeps on resembling a puppy.

He loves books and thinks they are funny. Every time I turn a page he chuckles.

He can feed himself tiny pieces of food.

He can climb.

He loves the stairs almost more than taking a bath.

We are in trouble.

My absolute favorite thing?

He is a mama's boy. He wants me to hold him all of the time. He is always putting his face in my shoulder and acting shy or just trying to get a luv (hug) from me.

If I set him down in front of me to look at something or play with a toy, he will immediately turn around and give me a luv, and then he will play.

I love my little cuddly boy. I adore him. I think he is just darling, and I feel so lucky he is ours.

I hope the next three months are a little slower and just as fun as the past 9.

Girly Gecko's

Every night a ritual has begun. The girls take a bath, have a snack and right before story time and ultimately bed time, they hold their gecko's.

Laney's lizard Sassy (aka : Sassy googa lala mana {I know right???}), is becoming quite fond of her. :) She even kissed Laney last night on the cheek. She has a lot of spots, and is a mustard yellow color with a purple tail. She is a little smaller than Kadie's gecko.

Kadie gecko Lily is a little bit of a "wimp". She gets scared at loud noises and for some reason doesn't like giant people holding her. She squirms a lot and tries to jump away. She bit Kadie once, but Kadie is determined to get her to calm down. She is very gently with Lily. Lily is a little bit bigger than Sassy, and really colorful, especially under her heating lamp. She is orange and purple and brown with cat looking eyes! Kadie loves her.

This pet thing is working out better than I imagined. The girls are really learning to take special care of their girly gecko's. They also are making great memories together as sisters. :)

I think this will be something I look back on and smile about in 10 years.

Zoo day!

Now that we have a Zoo pass, we thought we would use it once more before the year was through, just to say we used it more than once in 2009. :)

I always think Laney would have made a good Monkey if she were an animal...

The girlies actually held hands exploring together.

These moments happen far and few between.

This was Crew's first trip to the zoo! His new thing he loves to do is look at everything upside down. Once he falls back, it is hard to get him to sit up right again. ;)

A fun day of exploration for us all! On to 2010!!!